Wound up burning a chunk of time arguing against, of all people, Warner Crocker (http://www.gottabemobile.com/Strangling+The+Golden+Goose.aspx) about an issue I care nothing about. Part of it was iPhone-related, so it's fair to say I have an interest there, especially since I know and have publicly supported an iPhone app developer (http://sumocat.blogspot.com/2008/09/incredible-iphone-app-under-pressure.html), but T-Mobile's new 3G data plan? I really need to focus on issues I care about and skip those where I just disagree.
Update! Bigger waste than I thought. T-Mobile just lifted the limit (http://gizmodo.com/5054473/t+mobile-removes-1gb-3g-data-cap-for-g1-android-phone) (and explained the need for the limit the same way I did). [+/-] Hide/Show Text [+/-] Hide/Show Text
Thanks for calling a healthy debate a waste of time, my friend. It is a legitimate debate. You've got your side, I've got mine. I disagree with yours, you're free to disagree with mine.
I happen to think that watching this unfold parallel to the economic crisis that so many are complicit in is an engaging bit of tragicomedy. After all, so many, trusted so few, for so long on that as well. It's a bitch though when the so many have to pay the piper.
It was enjoyable, but I didn't have much of a point. Not like I agreed with the cap, just recognized why it was there. It was really more a nitpick for me than a major point worth defending.
Oh crap, all that focus on wordplay, and I didn't even notice the verbiage in the "backtrack".
"We removed the 1GB soft limit from our policy statement..." -- Great. They might still have a soft limit; they just don't mention it in their policy statement. Damn, that's slick.
Warner, I apologize for calling this a waste of time. The craftsmanship of T-Mobile's "backtrack" has piqued my interest, and I wouldn't have noticed without you.
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Thanks for calling a healthy debate a waste of time, my friend. It is a legitimate debate. You've got your side, I've got mine. I disagree with yours, you're free to disagree with mine.
I happen to think that watching this unfold parallel to the economic crisis that so many are complicit in is an engaging bit of tragicomedy. After all, so many, trusted so few, for so long on that as well. It's a bitch though when the so many have to pay the piper.
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Unknown, at 9/24/2008 10:41:00 PM
It was enjoyable, but I didn't have much of a point. Not like I agreed with the cap, just recognized why it was there. It was really more a nitpick for me than a major point worth defending.
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Sumocat, at 9/25/2008 06:37:00 AM
Oh crap, all that focus on wordplay, and I didn't even notice the verbiage in the "backtrack".
"We removed the 1GB soft limit from our policy statement..." -- Great. They might still have a soft limit; they just don't mention it in their policy statement. Damn, that's slick.
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Sumocat, at 9/25/2008 08:52:00 AM
Warner, I apologize for calling this a waste of time. The craftsmanship of T-Mobile's "backtrack" has piqued my interest, and I wouldn't have noticed without you.
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Sumocat, at 9/25/2008 10:26:00 AM
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